2024

VMware Issues Patches for Cloud Foundation, vCenter Server, and vSphere ESXi 2024-06-18 at 11:31 By VMware has released updates to address critical flaws impacting Cloud Foundation, vCenter Server, and vSphere ESXi that could be exploited to achieve privilege escalation and remote code execution. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2024-37079 & CVE-2024-37080 (CVSS

Singapore Police Extradites Malaysians Linked to Android Malware Fraud 2024-06-18 at 11:01 By The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has announced the extradition of two men from Malaysia for their alleged involvement in a mobile malware campaign targeting citizens in the country since June 2023. The unnamed individuals, aged 26 and 47, engaged in scams that

Tiny solid-state battery promises to pack a punch in pocket gadgets 2024-06-18 at 10:31 By Matthew Connatser TDK tech envisioned as successor to button cells – if it works as promised Japan’s TDK Corporation claims its new solid-state battery design has a hundred times the energy density of its previous products.… This article is an

IMF suggests tax on AI’s CO2 emissions, but not AI itself 2024-06-18 at 09:31 By Simon Sharwood Be afraid … be very afraid: AI could also revolutionize tax itself, money boffins argue The International Monetary Fund has suggested one way to ameliorate the impact of AI: a tax on the carbon dioxide emissions created in

VMware by Broadcom warns of two critical vCenter flaws, plus a nasty sudo bug 2024-06-18 at 09:16 By Simon Sharwood Specially crafted network packet could allow remote code execution and access to VM fleets VMware by Broadcom has revealed a pair of critical-rated flaws in vCenter Server – the tool used to manage virtual machines

Tencent ponders banning infomercials hosted by ‘virtual humans’ on its flagship video service 2024-06-18 at 08:31 By Simon Sharwood Beijing’s interest in generative AI has its limits Chinese web giant Tencent has floated the idea of banning AI-generated videos on its Weixin Channel service, in the grounds that they are low–quality content.… This article is

Humans in AI: The necessity for human-in-the-loop (HILT) 2024-06-18 at 07:16 By A deliberate approach is essential for AI to be net positive, and human-in-the-loop is an essential component of this. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

NTT uses scattered monitors to trick your brain into seeing 3D images 2024-06-18 at 06:46 By Simon Sharwood Because not everyone’s walking around wearing augmented reality goggles yet Japan’s IT services and telecoms giant NTT Corporation has devised a tech that makes 3D images visible in augmented reality applications without requiring special equipment or even

Vietnam’s internet again in trouble as three of five submarine cables go down 2024-06-18 at 05:32 By Matthew Connatser Outages came a day after nation launched giveaway of .VN domains in pursuit of improved digital sovereignty Internet connectivity between Vietnam and the rest of the globe has degraded yet again after three of the five

Arm security defense shattered by speculative execution 95% of the time 2024-06-18 at 04:24 By Thomas Claburn ‘TikTag’ security folks find anti-exploit mechanism rather fragile In 2018, chip designer Arm introduced a hardware security feature called Memory Tagging Extensions (MTE) as a defense against memory safety bugs. But it may not be as effective as

Shoddy infosec costs PwC spinoff and NMA $11.3M in settlement with Uncle Sam 2024-06-18 at 03:02 By Jessica Lyons Pen-testing tools didn’t work – and personal info of folks hit by pandemic started appearing in search engines Two consulting firms, Guidehouse and Nan McKay and Associates, have agreed to pay a total of $11.3 million

US Surgeon General wants cigarette-style health warning labels on social networks 2024-06-18 at 00:45 By Matthew Connatser Something like … Side effects may include low self esteem, short attention span, and intrusive ads? US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy today said official warning labels should be slapped on social media networks.… This article is an

Feds cuff suspected bosses of underworld Empire Market 2024-06-17 at 23:16 By Jessica Lyons Could this be curtains for Dopenugget and Zero Angel’s $430M cyber-crime souk? The two alleged administrators of Empire Market, a dark-web bazaar that peddled drugs, malware, digital fraud, and other illegal stuff, have been arrested on charges related to owning and